McCarthy: 'I would bet my house' GOP takes back lower chamber in 2022

[RandySF]

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that he would “bet my house” that Republicans win the back majority in the House in 2022.

During an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), McCarthy was asked by American Conservative Union Chair Matt Schlapp about what the minority leader thought the likelihood is of Republicans taking back the lower chamber in the next midterm cycle.

“We’re going to get the majority back. We’re five seats away,” McCarthy exclaimed. “I would bet my house” on it, he continued.

Democrats won back control of the House in the so-called "blue wave" in the 2018 midterms, and won the House, Senate and White House in the 2020 elections.

However, Republicans exceeded expectations in the last election cycle when they were projected to lose 15 members, flipping several seats in the House and winning seats eyed by Democrats in the Senate.




https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540848-mccarthy-i-would-bet-my-house-gop-takes-back-the-lower-chamber-in-2022

[Hekate]

1. KnR

[moonscape]

2. First time in my life I

recall wishing someone homelessness.

[In It to Win It]

5. That gave me a chuckle

[Bleacher Creature]

3. It's an easy bet for him when he has all new gerrymandered districts for 2022.

I get that the President's party always has a tough time in the first midterm, but the GOP has an ace in the hole that makes it close to a sure thing.

[vlyons]

4. as if people won't remember that ...

- they actually got covid shots
- Biden actually organized and ENABLE an effective response to the covid epidemic
- they got economic relief
- Biden actually got them that economic relief
- Biden actually gives a darn about others

[RainCaster]

6. Not just Biden, but the whole DNC

[ShazzieB]

7. People will also remember that

Republicans ALL voted AGAINST that economic relief!

And if they forget, we need to remind them every chance we get!

[Silent3]

15. I don't trust voters to remember shit

Mid-term elections quite often go to the party opposite that of the President. It took the horror of Trump being in office for Democrats to finally turn out in numbers during the midterms in 2018. With Biden as President in 2022, I'm very worried too many Democrats will fall back into the bad habit of ignoring the midterms.

Consider that during a presidential election this past year, when turnout is highest, Biden won, but we lost seats in the House. The most likely reason for that isn't ticket-splitters, but people who voted for Biden not even bothering to vote for anyone for Congress. Meanwhile Trump voters were more motivated to vote not just for Trump, but vote Republican down-ticket too.

[OnDoutside]

8. And the 2020 elections were a referendum on Trump, which brought

out Republicans to vote against Trump but who voted Red downballot.

[Cicada]

9. McCarthy is supported by recent history

The election after a a person becomes President usually swings back the other way

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. The rigging is ongoing. Even Marc Elias is concerned about the suppression laws being passed.

[634-5789]

11. I'm gonna need about $50,000 of that action.

Talk bout easy money!

[malaise]

12. Someone should have told him that Trump told them he'd win the House in 2018 and 2020

Fucking loser! The one term twice impeached terrorist in chief lost the presidency and both chambers of the legislature in 2020

[moondust]

13. Betting heavily on GQP voter suppression,

I presume, because not one of them in the House voted to help Americans climb out of this COVID hellscape despite ~60% of Republicans approving of the plan.

Maybe Kevvie can get a taste of the good life in a homeless shelter.

[The Jungle 1]

14. There is no point betting a republican. They don't pay up.

Republican Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick still has not paid Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman the money he owes him.
But of course texass has their hand out for some socialist bail out money. Money the people need because repukes have destroyed the state.

[Vinca]

16. Every Republican voted against Covid stimulus the other day. Perfect campaign commercials.

Especially since the minimum wage part of the bill was still intact. Throw in some footage of the Trump mafia beating Capitol police and Kevin McCarthy is packing up the old homestead.

[LibfromtheNorth]

17. I would bet large against McCarthy...

What's the success rate of a party gaining the House after an insurrection attempt? Any previous trends are thrown out the window.

GOP are done

[Dem4Life1102]

18. Yeah but who would want to live in a trailer park ;-)

[Demsrule86]

19. If we show up, we will not lose. Generally people don't vote as strongly in midterms but

that needs to end. We lose the house ...game over for Biden's chance of getting anything else done.

[North Shore Chicago]

20. Qevin

is just another trump poodle. He will say anything to be on the good graces with his golden bull-shit.

[es466]

21. Here's hoping that he and they both lose their houses

[Hotler]

22. Only by cheating which stealing. Suck it dry Kevin. nt